Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-30
CoLEar. CAMnRIpaE. May I. Is.

MY DEAR SIr-You will be surprised, consider
ing tho very slight nature Of our acquaintance, to
get letter from me. Indeed, / think had bet
ter begin by reminding you that we once met,
now some five years ago. when your brother in
troduced me and my ward, Leo Vincey, to you in
the street at Cambridge. To be brief and come
to my business have recently read with much
interest q book Of yours describing q central
African adventure. ! take it that this book is
partly tr,lo and partly an effort Of the imagina-
ton. However this is, it has given me an idea.
1t happens how, You win see in the accompany
ing manuscript which, tgether with the scarab,
the "Royal son of the Sum and the original sherd,
am sending to you by hand-that my ward, or
rather my adopted son, Leo Vincey and myself
have recently passed through real African adj
venture Of a nature so much more marvellous
than tho one which you describe that, to tell you
the truth, am almost ashamed to submit it to
Won for fear lest YOU should dlsbelieve me. You
will see it stated in this manuscript that ], or
rather We had made up our minds not TO make
this history public during our joint lives, For
should we alter our determination, were it not for
a circumst lnce that has recently arisen We are,
for reasons That, after perusing this manuscript,
you may lie able to guess, going away again, this
time to central Asia, where, if anywhere upon
this earth, wisdom is to be found, and anticipate
that our soioulu there win be a long one. Posi-
bly-we shall not return. Under these altered con
ditions it las become a question whether we are
justified IN withholding from the world an &C.
count of phenomenon which we believe to be
of unparalleled interest," merely because our pr-
vate life is involved or because we are afraid OF
ridicule and doubt being cast upon our state
ments. Ihold one view about this matter and
Leo holds another. and finally, after much dis
cussion, we have come to compromise namely,
10 send the history to you, giving you full leave
10 ublish H. II vOu think fit the only STIMULATION
being that you shall disguise our real Names and
as much concerning our identity as is consistent
with the maintenance of the bona fides of the
narrative.
And now what am l to say further? l really do
not know, beyond once more repeating that every
thing described in the accompanying manuscript
Is exactly as It happened. AS regards She her
self have nothing to add. Day by day we have
greater occasion to regret that we did not better
avail ourselves of our opportunities to obtain
NOR. information from that marvellous woman.
Who was shei How did she first come to the
Caves Of Kor and what was her true religion We
never ascertalned, and now, alasl we never shall,
at least net vet. These and many other questions
arise In my mind; but what is the good of asking
them nowg
win Won undertake the taskf We give you
completes freedom, and rs reward you win Ger.
tainly have the credit of giving to the world the
most wonderful history. as distinguished from
romance, that its records can show. Read the
manuscript (Which have copied out fairly for
your benetit), ana let me know.
Believe me, very truly yours,
l. HORACE Holly.
P. i -Of course II any profit results from the
sale Of the writing. should you care to undertake
It. YOU can do what you like With it, but IL there il
a loss I will leave instructions with my lawyers
Mcssrs. Geotlr " s Jordan, to meet it We in